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CHARLES H. SIMMS, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

POUNCET FOR-FRENCH STAMPING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,549, dated October8, 1889. Application filed September 27, 1888. Serial No. 286,529. (Nomodel.)

T0 on whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. SIMMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Pouncets for French Stamping, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device, called a pouncet for reproducing ormaking copies of patterns and designs for embroidering or otherpurposes. The work done by this device is known as French stamping.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aside view of the pouncet. Fig.

, 2 is a vertical section of the box and cover,

the latter detached. Fig. 3 is atop view looking c own inside of theopen box or case. Fig. 4: is a bottom view of the device. Fig. 5 is alsoa bottom view, in which more than one hole is shown. Fig. 6- is asectional view of a box without a felt face on the bottom.

In French stamping the design or pattern is first produced on a suitablepaper by delineating the same in outlines of fine perforations. Thisperfora-ted pattern, which is commonly used,is then employed in themanner of a stencil-plate, and a dry coloring-powder applied upon. thesurface and rubbed thereon serves to produce copies.

My invention is a box or case for containing the dry coloring-powder,and adapted to apply and rub the same upon the perforated paper.

The letter A designates the box or case,

which may be made of wood, metal, or any other suitable material, andmay have any desired or preferred shape. In the present instance it isround or cylindrical. A cover I) closes the box and serves to confinethe powder. The bottom 0 of the box has an exas the rubber, and isprovided with one or more discharge-holes e, which open through both thebottom and felt facing. In Figs. 2, 3, and t one hole is shown,but inFig. 5 three holes are shown. It is immaterial how many holes are used.The hole or holes are covered on the inside with some suitable finegauze f, such as bolting-cloth, which confines the bulk of thecoloring-powder within the box and yet allows it to sift through anddischarge from the box. It will be understood that the drycoloring-powder is to be placed in the box and the cover I) closedtight.

In producing copies of the perforated pattern the latter is to be laidupon a sheet of paper, and then the pouncet-box A placed thereon withthe felt face cl downward. By grasping the box and sliding or rubbing itupon the perforated paper the dry powder will sift through the gauzefand hole 6 upon the said paper, and by the action of the felt face (1will be spread and caused to pass through the perforations and mark thesheet of paper below. Very good results may be obtained without the feltface on the bottom.

The felt face being a mere spreader, it is ob- CHARLES H. SIMMS.

Witnesses:

JOHN E. MORRIS, JNo. T. MADDOX.

